Joyce Simmons
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| Joyce Simmons | |
| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Republican Party of Nebraska |
| Role: | National Committeewoman |
| Location: | Nebraska |
Joyce Simmons was first elected to serve as the national committeewoman of theRepublican Party of Nebraska in 2012.[1] She resigned from her position on December 11, 2017, to protest theRepublican National Committee's finanical support ofRoy Moore in the2017 special election for theU.S. Senate seat from Alabama.[2]
Career
Republican Party of Nebraska
Simmons was first elected to be the national committeewoman for theRepublican Party of Nebraska in 2012 and was re-elected to serve a four-year term in 2016.[3][4][1]
Resignation
Simmons resigned from her position on December 11, 2017. She said she resigned to protest theRepublican National Committee's (RNC) finanical support ofRoy Moore in the2017 special election for theU.S. Senate seat from Alabama.[2] Nine women made sexual misconduct and assault allegations against Moore in mid-November. The RNC announced on November 15, 2017, that it was withdrawing from a funding agreement it had with the Moore campaign.[5] The RNC reinstated its funding agreement with Moore, however, after PresidentDonald Trump (R) endorsed him on December 4.[6]In a statement, Simmons said:
| “ | I strongly disagree with the recent RNC financial support directed to the Alabama Republican Party for use in the Roy Moore race. There is much I could say about this situation, but I will defer to this weekend's comments by Senator Shelby. I will miss so many of you that I knew well; and wish I could have continued my service to the national Republican Party that I used to know well.[2][7] | ” |
2016 Republican National Convention
- Delegate to the 2016 RNC (click to expand)
- See also:Republican National Convention, 2016
Simmons was part of the Committee on Arrangements, which wasresponsible for arranging the2016 Republican National Convention. National GOP Chairman Reince Priebus wrote regarding the committee:[8]
“ Together, these individuals will implement a plan for the event that will make our entire party proud. I am also grateful for the support of the community of Cleveland and look forward to working with everyone toward an outstanding convention experience.[7]
” Simmons wasan RNC delegate to the2016 Republican National Convention fromNebraska. All 36 delegates from Nebraska were bound by state party rules to supportDonald Trump at the convention.[9] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
RNC Rules Committee
- See also:RNC Rules Committee, 2016
Simmons was a member of theRNC Rules Committee, a 112-member body responsible for crafting the official rules of the Republican Party, including the rules that governed the 2016 Republican National Convention.[10]
Appointment process
The convention Rules Committee in 2016 consisted of one male and one female delegate from each state and territorial delegation.TheRules of the Republican Party required each delegation to elect from its own membership representatives to serve on the Rules Committee.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Nebraska to theRepublican National Convention were elected at a state convention in May 2016.Donald Trump won all 36 Nebraska delegates in thestate primary election on May 10, 2016. Delegates from Nebraska were bound for the first two ballots at the national convention unless the candidate to whom they were pledged released them or received less than 35 percent of the vote on the first ballot.
Nebraska primary results
Nebraska Republican Primary, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates 
Donald Trump61.5% 122,327 36 Ted Cruz 18.4% 36,703 0 John Kasich 11.4% 22,709 0 Marco Rubio 3.6% 7,233 0 Ben Carson 5% 10,016 0 Totals 198,988 36 Source:The New York Times andNebraska Secretary of State Delegate allocation
Nebraska had 36 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, nine were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's three congressional districts). Nebraska's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district delegates.[11][12]
Of the remaining 27 delegates, 24 served at large. Nebraska's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[11][12]
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑1.01.1Republican National Committee, "Nebraska Leadership," accessed August 5, 2016
- ↑2.02.12.2Politico, "Nebraska RNC official resigns to protest support of Moore," December 11, 2017
- ↑Lincoln Journal Star, "Joyce Simmons," August 30, 2012
- ↑Republican National Convention Rules(as adopted in 2012), "Rule 3," accessed July 29, 2016
- ↑CNN, "RNC withdraws from fundraising agreement with Roy Moore campaign," November 15, 2017
- ↑The Hill, "RNC reinstates support for Moore after Trump endorsement," December 4, 2017
- ↑7.07.1Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑Cleveland.com, "GOP announces more leaders of planning effort for 2016 Republican National Convention," April 23, 2015
- ↑Lincoln Journal Star, "Nebraska GOP selects convention delegates," May 19, 2016
- ↑Ballotpedia's list of 2016 RNC Rules Committee members is based on an official list from the Republican National Committee obtained by Ballotpedia on June 24, 2016
- ↑11.011.1Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑12.012.1CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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